28922 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 16, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7887] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–1884, Petition To 

Classify Special Immigrant Under INA 

203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former 

Employee of the U.S. Government 

Abroad, OMB 1405–0082 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 

days for public comment in the Federal 

Register preceding submission to OMB. 

We are conducting this process in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Petition to Classify Special Immigrant 

Under INA 203(b)(4) as an employee or 

former employee of the U.S. 

Government Abroad. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0082. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: DS–1884. 

• Respondents: Aliens petitioning for 

immigrant visas under INA 203(b)(4). 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

300. 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 50 hours. 

• Frequency: Once per petition. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain Benefit. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to 60 days 

from May 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may view and comment on this 

notice by going to the Federal 

regulations Web site at 

www.regulations.gov. You can search for 

the document by: Selecting ‘‘Notice’’ 

under Document Type, entering the 

Public Notice number as the ‘‘Keyword 

or ID’’, checking the ‘‘Open for 

Comment’’ box, and then click 

‘‘Search’’. If necessary, use the ‘‘Narrow 

by Agency’’ option on the Results page. 

• Mail (paper, or CD–ROM 

submissions): Chief, Legislation and 

Regulations Division, Visa Services— 

DS–1884, 2401 E Street NW., 

Washington DC 20520–30106. 

You must include the DS form number 

(if applicable), information collection 

title, and OMB control number in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Sydney Taylor of the Office of Visa 

Services, U.S Department of State, 2401 

E Street NW., L–630, Washington, DC 

who may be reached at 

taylors2@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

DS–1884 solicits information from 

petitioners for special immigrant 

classification under Section 203(b)(4) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act. An 

alien is classifiable as a special 

immigrant under Section 203(b)(4) if 

they meet the statutory qualifications in 

INA Section 101(a)(27)(D). A petitioner 

may apply within one year of 

notification by the Department of State 

that the Secretary has approved a 

recommendation that special immigrant 

status be accorded to the alien. DS–1884 

solicits information that will assist the 

consular officer in ensuring that the 

petitioner is statutorily qualified to 

receive such status, including meeting 

the years of service and exceptional 

service requirements. 

Methodology: 

This form can be obtained from posts 

abroad or through the Department’s 

eForms intranet site. The application 

available through eForms allows the 

applicant to complete the application 

online and then print the application. 

Most applicants are current federal 

government employees abroad and have 

access to the intranet system. Once the 

form is printed, it is submitted to post. 

Dated: April 27, 2012. 

David T. Donahue, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11858 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7884] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–261, Electronic Choice 

of Address and Agent, OMB Control 

Number 1405–0186 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Electronic Choice of Address and Agent. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0186. 

• Type of Request: Extension. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: DS–261. 

• Respondents: Immigrant 

beneficiaries requesting change of 

address or designation of an authorized 

agent. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

700,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

700,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 116,666. 

• Frequency: Once per Respondent. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from May 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Please direct comments to 

the Department of State Desk Officer in 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Sydney Taylor, Visa 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 2401 

E Street NW., L–603, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached at 

taylors2@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 


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• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The DS–261 allows the beneficiary of 

an approved immigrant visa petition to 

provide the Department with his current 

address, which will be used for 

communications with the beneficiary. 

The DS–261 also allows the beneficiary 

to appoint an agent to receive 

communications relevant to the 

beneficiary’s visa application from the 

National Visa Center (NVC) and assist in 

the filing of various application forms 

and/or paying the required fees. The 

beneficiary is not required to use an 

agent. The NVC can contact them 

directly. If the beneficiary chooses to 

serve as their own agent and have the 

NVC contact them directly, they will 

need to provide the NVC with their 

current contact information. All cases 

will be held at NVC until the DS–261 is 

electronically submitted to the 

Department. 

Methodology 

Applicants will submit the DS–261 

electronically to the Department via the 

internet. Applicants who submit the 

electronic form will no longer submit 

paper-based applications to the 

Department. 

Dated: May 4, 2012. 

David Donahue, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11862 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7888] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Unearthed: Recent Archeological 

Discoveries From Northern China’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Unearthed: 

Recent Archeological Discoveries from 

Northern China,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Sterling and 

Francine Clark Art Institute, 

Williamstown, Massachusetts, from on 

or about June 15, 2012 until on or about 

October 21, 2012, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11865 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7886] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

June 6, 2012, in Room 51222 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the fifty-eighth Session of 

the International Maritime 

Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Safety of Navigation to be held at the 

IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

July 2 to 6, 2012. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include: 

—Adoption of the Agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Routeing of ships, ship reporting and 

related matters 

—Amendments to the General 

Provisions on Ships’ Routeing 

(resolution A.572(14), as amended) 

—International Telecommunication 

Union (ITU) matters, including 

Radiocommunication ITU–R Study 

Group matters 

—Development of an e-navigation 

strategy implementation plan 

—Development of policy and new 

symbols for Automatic Identification 

System (AIS) aids to navigation 

—Casualty analysis 

—Consideration of International 

Association of Classification Societies 

(IACS) unified interpretations 

—Development of performance 

standards for inclinometers 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for NAV 59 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2013 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, Mr. George H. 

Detweiler, Jr., by email at 

George.H.Detweiler@uscg.mil, by phone 

at (202) 372–1566, by fax at (202) 372– 

1991, or in writing at Commandant (CG– 

NAV–3), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7580, Washington, DC 

20593–7580 not later than May 30, 

2012, 7 days prior to the meeting. 

Requests made after May 30, 2012, 

might not be able to be accommodated. 

Please note that due to security 

considerations, two valid, government 

issued photo identifications must be 

presented to gain entrance to the 

Headquarters building. The 

Headquarters building is accessible by 

taxi and privately owned conveyance 

(public transportation is not generally 

available). However, parking in the 

vicinity of the building is extremely 

limited. Additional information 

regarding this and other IMO SHC 

public meetings may be found at: 

www.uscg.mil/imo. 

Dated: May 7, 2012. 

Brian Robinson, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11864 Filed 5–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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